fiercely
Translation
fiercely, intensely, violently
Examples
The lion roared fiercely.
The lion roared fiercely.
She fiercely defended her beliefs.
She fiercely defended her beliefs.
Grammar Patterns
((modifies a verb)) fiercely The wind blew fiercely all night.
Similar Words
Synonyms: intensely, violently, aggressively; Antonyms: gently, mildly, calmly
Etymology
From the adjective 'fierce' plus the adverb-forming suffix '-ly'. 'Fierce' comes from Latin 'ferus', meaning 'wild'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a 'fierce' animal acting 'fiercely'. The '-ly' ending signals that it's an adverb describing an action.